This can be seen as giving Princess Sheng'an a way out, lightly wiping away the previous incident.
Yuan Chuhua glanced at Zheng Quchi discreetly. This person was quite interesting. Despite the fact that she had said such offensive things earlier, Zheng Quchi seemed not to mind at all and even mediated between her and Wei Yao.
Zheng Quchi seemed to understand her gaze and smiled slightly, saying, "Your words did not hurt me in the slightest, but they struck a nerve with you. If this causes you to lose a worthy old friend, I cannot bear it."
Yuan Chuhua laughed in extreme anger.
This explanation is worse than no explanation at all; it only makes me angrier.
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At noon, the caravan that had come from Fuxian was about to arrive in Shengjing. A large number of people had already gathered at the city gate, including members of the Wang family, the Wei family, and officials. Curious onlookers were kept outside the fence and could only watch from afar.
The garrison commander of Kyoto led a group of soldiers to line up in front of the city gate, waiting to welcome them, and immediately went to meet them.
Those in the back whispered among themselves, exchanging information.
"Who's coming here, making such a big show of it?"
"I did hear a rumor that the General's wife has arrived."
"Really? I had heard before that General Yuwen got married, but I thought it was just a rumor. I never thought it could be true."
“This should be genuine. I know a member of the Yuwen clan who personally admitted to seeing General Yuwen return to the ancestral hall to add his newlywed wife to the family genealogy. Moreover, as you can see, representatives from the Wang and Wei families have come. These two families have always been loyal subordinates of General Yuwen, so this matter cannot be false.”
The Wei family is the number one military family in Ye Kingdom, and Wei Yao is the most outstanding young member of the Wei family. The Wang family is the most prominent among the major clans in Ye Kingdom. The only people who could make them escort the two of them so closely are General Yuwen and his wife.
"My husband..."
Wei Yao's wife stood in the crowd, looking up at her long-lost husband. Seeing that he was safe and sound, she had a gentle and gratified smile on her face.
Meanwhile, Wang's eldest daughter-in-law stood there with a child who looked and acted very much like Wang Zebang, a few years older than him, and stared at Wang Zebang without blinking.
After the convoy entered the city gate as scheduled, the city guard stepped forward to make the handover and negotiations. The person who came forward to deal with them was Wang Zebang. After a while, Wang Zebang returned and stood by Zheng Quchi's carriage window: "Madam, the Prince of Ye has sent a minister to convey an oral message. The man has been waiting for a long time."
She had long anticipated that they would come into the Prince of Ye's sight as soon as they approached Shengjing, so she wasn't surprised. She had guessed that the Prince of Ye would be anxious, but she didn't expect him to be this anxious. The moment she arrived, he was waiting at the door and intercepted her.
"knew."
Inside the carriage, Yuan Chuhua frowned slightly. Even she sensed something was amiss with her father's actions.
After lifting the curtain and stepping down from the carriage, Zheng Quchi calmly and composedly greeted all kinds of gazes, with everyone immediately casting curious eyes at her.
It was amazing, or perhaps it was because it was so unexpected.
When the people they imagine and paint are in stark contrast to the people they actually see, anyone would be stunned for a moment.
The surroundings suddenly became so quiet it was as if time had stopped, until someone suddenly shouted angrily, "She doesn't deserve to marry the General!"
Immediately afterwards, someone in the crowd threw a stone toward Zheng Quchi.
This was something no one had anticipated.
Zheng Quchi reacted a beat too slow. Caught off guard, she turned her head and raised her hand to cover her face, but no pain came. She lowered her hand in surprise and saw a long and strong hand blocking her way, firmly grasping the sharp stone.
She looked down along the arm—it was Yuan Xingzhou.
He got off the carriage at some point, and with a reaction speed far exceeding everyone else's, he blocked her way in time.
At this moment, Wang Zebang and Wei Yao rushed over with grim faces. Seeing that the lady was protected by Yuan Xingzhou and was unharmed, all the neatly arranged Xuanjia soldiers also surrounded them. They turned their heads, and with this action, everyone present felt a chill.
Like a raging storm at sea, with raging waves and a tempest that has broken free of its reins, they are roaring with overwhelming force, their aura fierce and their gazes as if they want to kill.
"Who dares to harm our General's wife?!" The voice shattered the sky and was deafening.
Everyone was stunned and couldn't help but take a big step back, fearing that they would be swept away by this monstrous wave and lose their lives.
They truly respected and valued Lady Zheng as if she were the wife of a general. Anyone who dared to harm her would be offending the Wang and Wei clans, as well as the Four Elephant Army under the Yuwen family.
"No, it wasn't us..."
They quickly distanced themselves, denying any involvement. The noise was deafening, a chaotic cacophony like the buzzing of flies, with heads thronging the crowd. For a moment, it was impossible to discern who had done it or where that person had disappeared to.
Zheng Quchi slowly withdrew her gaze from Yuan Xingzhou. She calmed herself down and saw that the incident had caused widespread panic. As a newcomer, whether she was right or wrong, if she made a big fuss about the situation, it would ultimately become a laughing stock.
"These cowards lurk in the shadows, not even daring to show their faces. What is there to fear? Let's leave this matter alone for now, but there will be no next time."
She looked at the crowd, and her aura, as inclusive as the sea and as majestic as a towering mountain, immediately silenced everyone.
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